Police Make Two Arrests In Assault of Raleigh Woman

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RALEIGH — Raleigh police say an 87-year old woman was attacked in her home overnight and left to die.

Police say the woman, a retired schoolteacher, was alone at her home on Barringer Drive when the suspect broke in.

"In the early morning hours probably sometime after 3 p.m., her home was burglarized by an individual," says Capt. Mike Longmire of the Raleigh Police Department. "She was robbed and violently assaulted."

Police have charged 22-year-old Julio Hernandez with attempted murder, burglary and robbery. Police say Hernandez also had an accomplice, 23-year-old Sergio Callazo. They are being held in the Wake County jail.

Neighbor Kathy Tomasik says the victim was like part of the family and never hurt anybody.